Principal Contract Aministrator

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Not Applicable/None
Job Description:
Ready to put your contract skills to work with departments and teams that
change the fabric of our community? Do you have an eye for details? Put your
contract management expertise to work on complex projects. Parsons is now
hiring Principal Contract Administrator for our rapidly expanding team.
A brief summary of the responsibilities of the position:
Responsible for all assigned pre-award contract administration functions.
Provides supervision, training and technical guidance in the Contracts
Department, including contract preparation, evaluation, negotiation and award
of Public Works, Operation & Maintenance, Consulting Studies and Design and
Procurement type contracts. Responsible for protecting the Royal Commission
and Company interests in all contractual matters and insuring Royal Commission
& Government Procurement Laws and policies & procedures are complied with as
well as insuring legal and contractual compliance in all contractual matters.
List the major job function(s) of the position:
* Provide training, mentoring, legal and contractual guidance within the Contracts Department regarding legal and contractual activities for the Royal Commission.
* Review Contract Administration Work for correctness and policy and procedural compliance.
* Carry out the pre-award activities including pre-award schedules, provide advertisements for tenders and participates in the pre-ward meetings, evaluation and negotiation process, including functional role as Bid Evaluation Team Lead and Negotiation Team Leader.
* Responsible for the timely preparation of legal and contractual documents such as; Request for Proposals (RFP) and other legal or contractual packages as required.
* Participates in training and evaluation of personnel.
* Advise appropriate Manager on contractual matters and is the principal advisor at the project level with regard to the strategy for and the conduct and recording of contract pre award negotiations.
* Prepare Notice of Awards, Notice to Proceeds and Post Award Meetings.
* Performs other duties as assigned by the Contract Administrator Supervisor.
Experience and Qualifications:
* Degree in the field of Law/ Construction Management Quantity Surveying, Engineering (or other related field) with Minimum (‎10) ten years' experience in pre-contract formation, negotiation and administration activities which include Public Works, Operation & Maintenance, Consulting Studies, Design and large value infrastructure type construction contracts. Experience must include full range of public bidding activities, formulation of Bid Documents, responding to bidder questions, issuing addenda, Bid Evaluation, Cost/Price Analysis, leading meetings and negotiation for award.
* Must be fluent in English (Writing, reading and Speaking) and effectively communicate regarding contract issues. Proficiency in Arabic language is preferable.
* Must have excellent writing skills, attention to detail and accuracy in work. Must also be computers literate and skilled in the use of: MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point) for word processing and presentation of spreadsheets, and use of other analytical software tools.